Why learn about place value? I thought that starting today with the question "Why do we need to learn about Place Value?" would prompt a lively and intriguing discussion. Ahhh ..... nope. I bit … [Read more...]
Math Log – Place Value Day 6
Reading and Saying Numbers Day 6 and going strong! A deep understanding of Place Value is crucial for math conceptual knowledge, so I take my time and do a variety of activities so that students … [Read more...]
Math Log – Place Value Day 5
Up to the Millions Today we started with a discussion on place value, up to a million. We were able to visualize based on our previous rice discussions. So this is what the end of our discussion … [Read more...]
Math Log – Place Value Day 4
Place Value Tens and Hundreds So this is a start of a new math week. Normally I have four days of math a week, but because of Halloween (eek!), we only had three. So this is week two of Place Value, … [Read more...]
Math Log – Place Value Day 3
Welcome to Day 3 - Place Value Making Groups Part 2 If you are just joining, I am doing a daily Math Log of how I teach place value. So click here to go back to Day 1. This serves two purposes: let … [Read more...]